Risky Conversations with Jamie Lee

Jamie Lee
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Risky Conversations with Jamie Lee

Everything that's rewarding is on the other side of a Risky Conversation. In this podcast for professional women, we have honest talks about topics often considered taboo or "too risky" at work -- salary negotiation, mental and reproductive health, office politics, social injustices, and unconventional ways smart women navigate their path forward despite a flawed and sexist society.  Join me as we dive deeper into these risky yet rewarding conversations, embracing the growth they bring. 

  1. When and How to Fight as the Only Woman in Leadership with Monique DeMaio

    OCT 18

    When and How to Fight as the Only Woman in Leadership with Monique DeMaio

    When you're a smart, capable woman who leads, you're most likely going to be one of the few or the only in the leadership suite -- especially so if you're a woman of color, an immigrant, on the LGBTQ spectrum or neurodivergent. This inevitably means you often have to FIGHT to keep your seat at the table. When should you put up a fight? Why should you risk fighting? What life skills outside of work will help you become a better fighter and therefore a winner? But also,...

    52 min
  2. 5 Steps to Stop Freezing Up and Start Speaking Up in Meetings

    OCT 11

    5 Steps to Stop Freezing Up and Start Speaking Up in Meetings

    When my coaching clients—accomplished professionals who are minorities at work—tell me how they spin out in anxious rumination or freeze up without speaking in large meetings, I know it’s not because they haven’t prepared or tried hard enough.It’s because a part of their brain tells them that speaking up is too big a risk. They're pushing too hard against a belief that cuts right into their sense of safety and self-worth.In today’s episode, we’ll dive into why this happens and, more important...

    31 min
  3. Breaking the Funding Gap: Women Angel Investors Transforming Entrepreneurship with Marcia Dawood

    OCT 4

    Breaking the Funding Gap: Women Angel Investors Transforming Entrepreneurship with Marcia Dawood

    Imagine a world where more women and women of color are in check-writing and decision-making roles at every level of entrepreneurship and investing. That's the future I explored as an intern at Golden Seeds (back in 2010), an angel fund dedicated to women-owned and led startups. I relished sitting in on investor pitches and learning about innovative solutions in areas as varied as reproductive health, children's education, and sustainable fashion -- spaces where women's lived experiences are ...

    41 min

  4. SEP 12

    What To Do When a Colleague Takes Credit For Your Ideas (Idea Theft Protection)

    What should you do when a colleague (or a manager) takes credit for your ideas at work? According to Harvard Business Review, it's a matter of when, not if. You’ll speak up in a meeting with managers and offer a strategic solution to a business problem only to be unacknowledged, ignored, or worse yet, shushed. Then a colleague — almost always a man — will paraphrase your idea and get praised for it. It's infuriating. It hurts. While injustices exist, you don’t want to...

    37 min
  5. Setting Boundaries as CEO and Risking Vulnerability with Anne Devereux-Mills, Founder of Parlay House

    SEP 5

    Setting Boundaries as CEO and Risking Vulnerability with Anne Devereux-Mills, Founder of Parlay House

    In this episode, I'm joined by Anne Devereux-Mills, former CEO of ad agencies and founder of Parlay House, to discuss the bold and boundary-pushing choices Anne made in her career and beyond. Anne shares how she navigated the male-dominated executive suite as CEO of ad agencies, taking risks to draw lines between her work and family life, even when it went against the norms. She opens up about the difficult, vulnerable conversations she had to have -- calling out inappropriate behav...

    40 min
  6. Navigating Period Pain as a High-Achieving Woman: A Conversation with Shalene Gupta, Author of The Cycle

    AUG 26

    Navigating Period Pain as a High-Achieving Woman: A Conversation with Shalene Gupta, Author of The Cycle

    If you've ever struggled with severe PMS, painful periods, or the visceral challenges of having a female body in a male-dominated workplace, this episode is a must-listen. This is an important conversation for me personally. As a menstruating woman in her forties, I've had days where I'd been doubled over in premenstrual pain (both physical and mental) so bad the overly dramatic part of my brain told me I was going to die. I'm always searching for answers, so I've googled my sy...

    36 min

  7. AUG 12

    Motherhood Penalty is a Travesty. Here's How to Negotiate A Pay Raise as a Working Mother

    In today's podcast, we're going to talk about negotiating a pay raise after coming back from maternity leave.We're going to address why this can feel riskywhat you can do to de-risk your request for the salary increaseand the steps you can take to ensure that the risk you take in asking for a raise is most likely to be rewardedI'm sharing a simple, easy-to-follow framework, scripts and a mindset shift to help you navigate this conversation. (You can also click HERE for the LinkedIn artic...

    31 min

  8. AUG 6

    Introducing Risky Conversations

    It's with great pleasure and joy that I am announcing the rebrand of my podcast.Two years ago, I bootstrapped an ambitious podcast series for women called Negotiate Your Career Growth. After 1000s and 1000s of downloads, 68 episodes, 20 incredible interviews with thought leaders, award winning journalists, experts and authors... We're going to keep going just under a new name and a reframe. Welcome to Risky Conversations. Why? Because everything that's rewarding is on...

    4 min
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Everything that's rewarding is on the other side of a Risky Conversation. In this podcast for professional women, we have honest talks about topics often considered taboo or "too risky" at work -- salary negotiation, mental and reproductive health, office politics, social injustices, and unconventional ways smart women navigate their path forward despite a flawed and sexist society.  Join me as we dive deeper into these risky yet rewarding conversations, embracing the growth they bring. 

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